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Thirteen-year-old Ruthie Carmichael and her mother, Rita teeter on the edge of poverty, despite Rita working multiple jobs. When their landlord kicks them out, Rita uses her looks to instantly reel in a boyfriend, who takes them in. Before long, Ruthie convinces her mother to leave and they head East in search of a better life. When money runs out and their car breaks down, they find themselves stranded in a small town called Fat River where their luck finally takes a turn. Rita lands a steady job waitressing at the local diner. With enough money to pay their bills, they rent a house and Fat River becomes the first place they call home. Peter Pam, a transgender waitress, becomes Ruthie's closest friend. Arlene, the no-nonsense head waitress, takes Rita under her wing. The townspeople become Ruthie and Rita's family. Into this quirky utopia comes smooth-talking mortgage broker Vick Ward, who entices Rita with a subprime loan.

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Founded in 2006 by Nolan Gallagher, Gravitas Ventures was initially created to distribute content through video on demand and online systems. In 2011, the company began releasing a limited number of films into theaters. Past LGBTQinclusive releases include Appropriate Behavior (2015), the story of a PersianAmerican bisexual woman reconciling different parts of her identity. In 2016, Gravitas Ventures released All We Had, the story of a struggling mother and daughter who settle in a small town. The film costarred trans actor Eve Lindley as Pam, a transgender waitress with big dreams who becomes the best friend of the young girl while dealing with transphobia in rural America. Gravitas also distributed 4th Man Out, a comedy about a young man coming out to his straight friends.